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Article  •  12 January 2022

 

Find your perfect summer read!

Need help finding your next great beach read? This collection has every kind of reader covered.

To make doubly sure that you’re choosing wisely, we’ve made the first chapter of every book available to read on our website. Click the here, or on the picture below, to read the full article with clickable links to the extracts! 

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Wahala
Soon to be a high-budget BBC TV series, a major paperback re-launch for this acclaimed debut recommended on BBC Radio Two Book Club and Woman's Hour, published to rave reviews from Sunday Times and Guardian to Good Housekeeping, Stylist and Red.
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The Horsewoman
In this gripping stand-alone thriller, a mother and daughter - both champion riders - compete to make Olympic history.
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One Step Too Far: One of the most gripping thrillers of 2022
Five men head into the woods for a bachelor party weekend. Only four return. The brand new thriller by New York Times no 1 bestselling author, Lisa Gardner.
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The Book of Sand
The Book of Sand: the first novel in an epic series created by one of the most gifted and invented storytellers of the twenty-first century.
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Silverview
The much anticipated publication of John le Carré's last complete novel now in paperback
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Double Helix
A gripping new medical drama from the bestselling author of The Silence of Snow.
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Rachel's Holiday
The no. 1 bestseller's most beloved character is back, in a stunning reissue edition
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Better Off Dead
Jack Reacher, "the coolest series character" (Stephen King), returns in a brand new, pulse-pounding read from Lee and Andrew Child.
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Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone
Brand new Jamie and Claire novel in the, epic, bestselling Outlander series. The first in five years. This will get you through Droughtlander!
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The Promise
Winner of the Booker Prize 2021 - discover the powerful story of a family in crisis.
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